diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1f257a009c..5cee3d3b6f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ nodist_noinst_SCRIPTS =				\
   pre-inst-env					\
   test-env
 
-include gnu-system.am
+include gnu/local.mk
 
 MODULES =					\
   guix/base32.scm				\
@@ -416,11 +416,11 @@ install-data-hook: set-bootstrap-executable-permissions
 SUBDIRS = po/guix po/packages
 BUILT_SOURCES =
 
-include doc.am
+include doc/local.mk
 
 if BUILD_DAEMON
 
-include daemon.am
+include nix/local.mk
 
 endif BUILD_DAEMON
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS =			\
 
 dist_emacsui_DATA = emacs/guix-main.scm
 nodist_emacsui_DATA = emacs/guix-helper.scm
-include emacs.am
+include emacs/local.mk
 
 # The self-contained tarball.
 guix-binary.%.tar.xz:
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 859db2be12..ab07d1066e 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -11286,7 +11286,7 @@ to be updated to refer to these binaries on the target platform.  That
 is, the hashes and URLs of the bootstrap tarballs for the new platform
 must be added alongside those of the currently supported platforms.  The
 bootstrap Guile tarball is treated specially: it is expected to be
-available locally, and @file{gnu-system.am} has rules do download it for
+available locally, and @file{gnu/local.mk} has rules do download it for
 the supported architectures; a rule for the new platform must be added
 as well.
 
diff --git a/doc.am b/doc/local.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from doc.am
rename to doc/local.mk
diff --git a/emacs/guix-config.el.in b/emacs/guix-config.el.in
index bd821596c4..d03df9ce63 100644
--- a/emacs/guix-config.el.in
+++ b/emacs/guix-config.el.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   (replace-regexp-in-string "${prefix}" "@prefix@" "@emacsuidir@"))
 
 (defconst guix-config-state-directory
-  ;; This must match `NIX_STATE_DIR' as defined in `daemon.am'.
+  ;; This must match `NIX_STATE_DIR' as defined in `nix/local.mk'.
   (or (getenv "NIX_STATE_DIR") "@guix_localstatedir@/guix"))
 
 (defconst guix-config-guile-program "@GUILE@"
diff --git a/emacs.am b/emacs/local.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from emacs.am
rename to emacs/local.mk
diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu/local.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from gnu-system.am
rename to gnu/local.mk
diff --git a/guix/config.scm.in b/guix/config.scm.in
index 764e466bc5..d7df9f7d2b 100644
--- a/guix/config.scm.in
+++ b/guix/config.scm.in
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
       "@storedir@"))
 
 (define %state-directory
-  ;; This must match `NIX_STATE_DIR' as defined in `daemon.am'.
+  ;; This must match `NIX_STATE_DIR' as defined in `nix/local.mk'.
   (or (getenv "NIX_STATE_DIR") "@guix_localstatedir@/guix"))
 
 (define %config-directory
-  ;; This must match `NIX_CONF_DIR' as defined in `daemon.am'.
+  ;; This must match `NIX_CONF_DIR' as defined in `nix/local.mk'.
   (or (getenv "NIX_CONF_DIR") "@guix_sysconfdir@/guix"))
 
 (define %guix-register-program
diff --git a/daemon.am b/nix/local.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from daemon.am
rename to nix/local.mk